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Teachers 'have totally lost trust' in government's Covid competence
Approach to schools a fiasco, surveys show
Covid safety measures in schools such as social distancing are not adhered to by many pupils, teachers say
TEACHERS have completely lost trust in the government’s approach to schools in the Covid-19 crisis.
New surveys by educators’ unions uncovered a lack of social distancing, lack of testing, widespread pupil absenteeism, staff shortages and increased hardship for families as they gave the Tories a failing grade.
The surveys carried out by Britain’s two biggest teaching unions, the National Education Union (NEU) and NASUWT, also reported a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and meagre cash reserves to cover the costs of the Covid-19 pandemic, including employing supply teachers to cover absences.
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